Stock waterer



June 19, 1923. 1,459,142

0.1... CRUZEN ET AL V STOCK WATEREVZQR Filed March. 15 1922 A? I I awn/M044 fuz an Patented June 19, 1923.

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CALVIN L. cnnznn AND ones-Elven n. GAY, on LAcnY, rows.

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Application filed March 13, 1322. Serial No. 543,330.

To all whom it may concern:

Be. it known that we. CALVIN L. Cnnznn and Cmnnnon E. GAY, citizens of the United States, residing at Lacey, in the county of Mahaska and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in StoclrlVaterers, of. which the following: is

specification, reference being had to the acthis character, wherein the water is prethe vented from freezing in cold weather.

Another object is to provide a device of this characterincluding a housing: adapted to receive a receptacle, the flow of water into receptacle being automatic-ally controlled.

It is also an object of the invention toproride a device of thischaracter including a housing havinga removable receptacle, and wherein only a portion of the receptacle exposed to permit thestoclr to obtain water, the housing preventing contact of the stock with the regulating means of the supply conduit and the entrance of the stool; into the receptacle.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement of parts to be hercinafter more. particularly described, fully claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which tacle and heating means of the waterer. One end portion of each side of the housing is cut away as at 6, while the upper end portion of the end lot the housing is also cut away to permitacccss of the stock to the waterer. A top 8 1s hing-ed to one of the sides of the housing, the itorward end por tion 9 of said top being providedwith a front wall 10 which extends substantially in- .wardly of the housing, but at right angles to the top. The lid 8 and wall 10 cooperate with the side walls and end 11 of the housing to provide a. compartment 12, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

It will also be noted that the wall 10 terminates at the edge oi? the reduced portion 6 of the side walls. The housing 5 is intended to be insertedin an opening in the ground for a considerable distance, or in other words, so that the cut away, portion 6 of the housing is disposed closely adjacent the ground, to permit relatively small animals to obtain water without ascending an incline. In connection with the housing" 5, a receptacle 13 is used, the width of said receptaclecorresponding to the width of the housing, while the length of the receptacle is less than the length of the housing. One end of the receptacle 13 is extended downwardly to providea flange 14L adapted to engage the edge of the end 6 of thehousing, the sides 15 a-nd.16 ofthe receptacle. also havingtheir edges extended to provide flanges 17 and 18, said flanges being arranged toengag'e cleats 19 carried by the housing, the{ cleats .loeiingc disposed flush with the edge of the cut away portion 6 of the sides of the housing and ex.- tended inwardly thereol to properly support a receptacle. It will be noted that aconsiderable portion of the receptacle extends inwardly o-fthe walllO of the housing, while the end 20 ofthe' receptacle terminates in spaced relationto the endwall 11 of the housing. The receptacle 13 is dust deep enough to 'permita quantity-o1 \i'atei suli'} cicnt for the animal to quench thefthirst but not sutlicient to drown small animals in case the small animals, such as pigs, should fall into the receptacle.

In orderto permitla supplyof Water to beconstantly maintained in the receptacle,

without requiring the attention of an 0per ator at regular intervals, there is provided supportingthe' section 23, saidsection 23 extending beyond the end 20. and has a section 25. conne'cted thereto, the secti0n 25 being disposed between the end wall 20 of thereceptacle,,andthe end wall 11 of the housing. A smaller section 26 is extended from the section25 over and, abovefth'e "receptacle, while a still longer section 27 extends from the section 26 downwardly and into the receptacle 13. To maintain the water at the proper level and prevent overflow, in addition to permitting the supply to be replenished, there is provided a novel valve mechanism-comprising a plate 29 having a threaded opening 30 adapted to receive the lower end of the pipe section-27,

the plate 29 having cars 31. A valve casing 32 is provided, said casing having ears 33 adapted to be connected to the ears 31 of the plate to hold the casing in connection with the pipe section 27. .The bottom of the ea ing 32 is provided with a central valve seat 345, while projecting from the bottom adjacent one side of the casing, is a pair of cars 35. A tapered valve 36 is adapted to engage the valve seat 34, said valve having a Y the valve, an operating lever 10 is provided,

said lever having a float 11 on its end 12.

Projecting from the lever adjacent the opposite end 13 is an car 44:" adapted to be pivotally mounted between the ears of the valve casing." An adjusting screw 45 is threaded in the end 13 of the lever and is intended to engage the end of the valve 36 so as to operate the valve against the tension of the spring, according vto the supply of water within the receptacle.

In the use of the device, as previously stated, the housing 5 is partially buried in the-ground, a lamp A beingplaced beneath the receptacle and the pipe section 23 to gencrate the heat within the receptacle, the re ceptacle, together with the top 8 and wall 10,vpreventing escape of the heat and at the same time permitting the heat to circulate not only below the front and around the sides, but in the compartment 12 and @over a greater portion of the water contained within the receptacle. By this means, every portion of. the receptacle receives a quantity of the heat, so that freezing of the water in very cold weather is prevented. ;VVhen the supply of water is diminished, the float 4C1 ofcourse goes down with the water, thereby causing the screw 15 to engage and liftthe valve 36 against the tension of the spring 39 and permit a new supply of watertto enter the receptacle. The float, of course, rises with the water so that after the desired quantityv has been received, the float causesthe screw 45 to move-away from the valve, thereby permitting the spring 39 to close the valve and shut off the supply of water- By the use conduit are disposed within the compart-- ment 12, while the float and lever 40 are not only disposed within the receptacle 13, but behind the wall 10, so that there is no,

danger of the animal biting, or coming in contact with the-float. This; eliminates injury to the automatic valve mechanism and at the same time protects it from the elements. 1 i

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that this inventionprovides a novel form of stock waterer which is simple in construction and wherein the parts" of the waterer are protected by a novel form of housing, the lid-of the housing being movable so as to permitremoval of the sections if necessary, and also permitting the various parts of the waterer to be readily reached. The lamp A of the waterer is inserted, when the top is raised, the lamp being passed between the end 20-of the receptacle and the end wallllfof the housing,

.no other opening being required, so that it is not necessaryto remove the housing from the ground each time-it is desired to. I

disassemble or remove the parts of-the waterer.

' What is claimed is v A stock waterer comprising a housing in-' eluding side andend walls, said housing be- I ing open at its top, one of the corresponding upper corner portions of each side wall being cut away, the upper portion of the end wall adjacent said corners ofthe side walls being cut .away to correspond with the'cut away portions of the side walls and cooperating with said portions of the side walls to provide a trough opening, a! lid hinged to the projecting upper portion of I one of the side walls inwardly of the trough opening and adapted to extend over and engage the opposite side wall, a front member carried byv the forward edge of the lid,

the corner portions of said front member being cut away, atrough disposedl'within said housing,.said trough having flanges adapted to engage the upper edge of said front wall and the adjacent edges of the cut away portion of the "side walls, the remaining portions 'ofjthe flanges of the trough being adapted to engage flanges proj ecting from the inner face of the side members beneath the lid, the cut away portions of the front member being adapted to engage the flanges of the troughto assist in.

holding said trough'within the housing.

i In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures.

, CALVIN L. CRUZE Na 

